Saudi Arabia - Professional LeagueKing Khalid Sport City StadiumData current as of 16 October 2026

Neom SC vs Al Ittifaq: match statistics

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Neom SC vs Al Ittifaq: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Neom SC play Al Ittifaq in Professional League (Saudi Arabia). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: King Khalid Sport City Stadium.

Current form

Neom SC: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Al Ittifaq: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Neom SC scores 1.75 and concedes 0.88 goals per match. Al Ittifaq scores 1.50 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.86 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Neom SC 38%, Al Ittifaq 50%. Over 2.5: Neom SC 38%, Al Ittifaq 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Al Ittifaq has higher xG: 1.85 vs 1.44. Neom SC: 13.4 shots per match, Al Ittifaq: 15.5.

Match halves

Neom SC: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.75. Al Ittifaq: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Neom SC: 31-45+ (5 goals). Al Ittifaq: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Professional League: 2.86 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.82)
(3.80)
(3.75)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.75Goals scored / match1.5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0.88Goals conceded / match1.5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
54%Average possession57%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
4.25Shots on target / match5.75
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.38Shots per match15.5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
4.25Shots on target5.75
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13.1%Shot conversion9.7%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
54%Possession57%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
1.44xG for1.85
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
1.22xG against1.12
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

Shooting quality

Neom SC: Efficient finishingAl Ittifaq: Dominant
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
Accuracy (shots on target)32%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Neom SC is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Neom SC · 1.2 pts / match - Al Ittifaq

Neom SC
LWWWD
Season result split
63% W13% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 at home
3-0-1
WLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Al Ittifaq
LWDDD
Season result split
38% W38% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-2
1.50 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 away
2-1-0
WWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Neom SC is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Neom SC · 1.5 goals / match - Al Ittifaq

Neom SC is 70% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.88 goals / match - Neom SC · 1.5 goals / match - Al Ittifaq

Neom SC scoring profile: strong

Neom SC scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Al Ittifaq keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

Al Ittifaq scoring profile: strong

Al Ittifaq scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Neom SC keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

14Goals scored (season)12
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
7Goals conceded (season)12
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
2.63Average goals in match3
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
10Goals scored (last 5)5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
63%2 goals38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
25%3 goals25%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%4 goals13%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal63%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
25%2 goals50%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0%3 goals38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0%4 goals0%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%BTTS in both halves25%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%Scored in both halves25%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
40%BTTS - last 540%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Neom SC is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Neom SC · 1 pts / match - Al Ittifaq

Neom SC - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing
Al Ittifaq - half-time state
13% leading63% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
1.38Average goals (1st half)1
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
50%No goal before half-time63%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)1.75
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)1
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
1.25Average goals (2nd half)2
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
50%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq
63%No goal after half-time38%
Neom SCAl Ittifaq

Neom SC - second-half results

38% W25% D38% L
12
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Ittifaq - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
8
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding292%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Neom SC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Al Ittifaq - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Neom SC
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
5
2
31-45
4
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Al Ittifaq
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.81
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Neom SC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

Al Ittifaq

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Professional League).

Teams vs league

Neom SCLigaAl Ittifaq
Average goals in match▼ 2.632.86▲ 3.00
Both teams scored▼ 38%50%• 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%55%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▲ 38%32%▲ 38%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%72%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▲ 75%70%▲ 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.86
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Neom SC 0 - 2 - 0 Al Ittifaq. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Neom SC and Al Ittifaq play?

Neom SC face Al Ittifaq on 17 October 2026 in Professional League at King Khalid Sport City Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Neom SC and Al Ittifaq?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Neom SC won 0, Al Ittifaq won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Neom SC vs Al Ittifaq?

Neom SC score 1.75 goals per game on average and Al Ittifaq 1.50. The Professional League average is 2.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Neom SC's matches and 50% of Al Ittifaq's.

What form are Neom SC and Al Ittifaq in?

Over the last 5 games Neom SC have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Al Ittifaq 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Neom SC vs Al Ittifaq?

The statistical background for Neom SC vs Al Ittifaq — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.